The behavioural cue of ‘flexible self-protection’ is a way to establish whether an animal feels pain, scientists say

Crickets that received the hot probe “overwhelmingly” directed their attention to the affected antenna – they groomed it more frequently, and tended to it over a longer period of time, he says. “They weren’t just agitated and flustered. They were directing their attention to the actual antennae that was hit with this hot probe.”

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[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

When I was a child my dad's garden was full of all kinds of butterflies. Then the ownership of the field on the other side of road changed and almost from one day to the other they were all gone and never returned.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

They didn't like the new owner and moved out?